Essays about: "transboundary marine pollution"

Found 3 essays containing the words transboundary marine pollution.

  1. 1. Wasting our future by wasting the Sea : How to combat marine pollution from land-based sources on international and regional level

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Fransson; [2020]
    Keywords : Marine pollution from land-based sources; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; Basel Ban Amendment; the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; international waste trade; environmentally sound management of wastes; marine plastic debris; international environmental law of the sea; transboundary marine pollution; UN Sustainable Development Goal 14.1; Agenda 2030;

    Abstract : In the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the environmental protection of the marine environment was first addressed in a comprehensive manner on an international level. However, the Convention distinguishes between four different sorts of pollution depending on which source the pollution originates from. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Metal Content in Airborne Particles in Landskrona

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kärnfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Wouter Prosper; [2017]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Landskrona has for a long time had problems with high concentrations of Pb and other heavy metals in the air. Measurements investigating the content of airborne particles have been performed in 1977, 1988, 2003 and 2008 and show an influence from heavy industries, traffic in town and transboundary pollution. READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards Comprehensive Protection of the Marine Environment: Testing the Boundaries of the MARPOL and BASEL Regimes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Gabriela Arguello Moncayo; [2012]
    Keywords : Ship source pollution; port reception facilities; navigational freedoms; blending operations; transboundary movement of wastes; prior informed consent; environmentally sound management of wastes; legislative and enforcement jurisdiction.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the potential conflicts between the MARPOL and BASEL regimes in relation with management of wastes derived from operations of ships. The analysis whether the BASEL Convention provides an overarching regime to deal with waste cycle from generation to disposal is also addressed for determining if MARPOL has to complement this regime. READ MORE